Insulated rail-joint.



J. H ALLEN.

D RAIL JOINT..

:LSD Nov. le, 11911.

2 SHEETS-MEET 1.

Nieman.

J, E. ALLEN.

ENSULATED am, 50ml APPLICATION IILED NOT-L16, 1911 stffintially at yportion 24J to lie against the 'webs ofi the llller angles, and a base portion 26 extending out over the hase flange ot the rail, as t and in under `the saine,y Siaidweb 2O receives the bolts le, and upon said bolts are arranged 'the usual insulating bushings 2l and washers 22.

Outside the insulating plate' Il?" is the real connectinpbv1 menne of the rail `joint, and itis w' e feature of iny'invcntion thatthe connecting; plates used'ior this purpose have yverticai portions engaging beneath the heads 5 Iot l the .tillerangles with their outer sides substantially in the planes of the outer edges voi" said heads, whereby they take the load 1 adapted to underlie `the hase of the rail ends,

said base portion beingr connected to the yvertical portie an intermediate portion Y Je tically upward from the sa and ioun.' The base portions Z7 Cobearing surfaces 94 of the to exert a wedging' effect ji the rail ends, when the y it are tightened up, and id hase a firm and solid support. and 3 l have shown connecting their upper portions subown in Figs. vl and 2 and their base port-io .1, having beneath the end post or mee ing point of the two rail ends, 'h a reinfnrcing member 38. rlhis rein- ,mernber comprises a downward exor rib 39 at the outer edge of the base portion and longitudinally thereof which extension or rib has pertorations to reeeiveholts et), extending through both reinforeii v embers oi the rail joint and preferably lying.; close to the under surface of the base portions ot the connecting plates, as shown. lreterahly, webeel; 41 extend trom the ends of the extensionor rib-89 of each reinforcing; member, and inte n,ral therewith, transversely across the un er surface ot the base portion. These webs 4l are e same height as the extenn l their junction therewith, such height to substantially nothin opposite ends, as shown.

0th inoditioations in the form and construction of the connecting plates might he made witl'iout departing from the spirit i. l. sion, or rib 39 and slo scooe out the invention so lone' as the here.

l i n each a, hase portion and a vertical portion winch hears wedgingly at its upper edge 'loethen 'incline'iflly" upward ward to the lower edge or the vertical' 1,1 idees `neath the head of the filler angie and has its outer side substantiallyv in the vertical plane of the outer edge of said filler angle head, and l do not wish to be understood as restricting myself to other features and details except as required bythe following claims when construed in the light of the prior art. Having thus described the inventiomwhat l claim is: e

l. In an insulated' rail joint, the combination with meeting` rail' ends, of filler angles on opposite sides thereof each having a Vver-v tace which also slopes inwardly toward the rail ends. insulating plates outside said filler anales extendingr over the said lastmentioned bearingr surfaces-and beneath the rail ends, connecting members overlapping the meetingr lrail ends each having a vertical portion adapted to bear lat its upper edge against said under beni-ingsurface of a iiller angle head with its outer side `substantially in. the verticalplane ot the outer edge oi? said head. each connecting member also hevinga base portion adapted to extend under the rail ends, and means for clamping the rail ends between said filler -angles insulat iupr plates and connecting members,

ln au insulated rail joint, the combination with meeting,r rail ends, ot ller angles on opposite sides thereof each havingP e, ven tical web adapted to rest at its lower edge on head with a bearing surface which slopes inwardly toward the rail ends and is adapted l lo Wedge beneath the head of the rail, said 'head of the filler angle projecting outwardly from its said web away from the rail and providingr an nn'der bearing surface which also slopes inwardly toward the rail ends, insulating plates outside said liller angles extending over the said last-mentioned hearing surfaces and beneath the rail ends, oonnecting members overlapping the'ineeting rail v.ends each having' a vertical portion adapted to bear at its upper edA e against said under bearingsurfaoe of a iller angle' head with its outer side substantially inthe vertical plane of the outerv edge of seid head, each connecting member also having a base portion adapted to extend under the rail ends and an intermediate portion ex tending vertically u Ward from saidv bese portion andthen inc inedl-y inward and uplitt? ,ward to the lower edge of theaweh,-end

means tor-clamping -the=rail ende-between said hller angles insulating plates eind con# necting memhers.

3. In anfinsulated `rail joint, the combina- `tion with meeting rail ends, of filler angles on opposite sides thereof each having a' ver- I tical web with a head and base at its upper ing surfaces which and lower edges respectively providingbearto'xard'the rail endC` and are dpted to engage the head and base of the rail, re-

spectivelynsaid head vand base 'of the "ller 'angle prgecting outwardly from its said web-away from the rail and providing facing lng surfaces,y 'connecting merniers overlap pin the meeting rail ends each having a vez*- tica portion adapted to bear at its upper and lower edges against said' lese-mentioned 4 outer bearing surfaces of :illcr angle with Iits outer'side substantially vin the plane of the outer edges of the head and base thereof, 'each connecting member also having a base portion adapted to extend under the rail ends and fan intermediate portion extending vertically upff'fard 'from said bfise porion and then inclinedlly'inwa'rd 1nd upward to the lower edge of we' "web, and means for .Clamping the rail-,ends between `Saidfiller 'singles insulating' plates and Connecting nemb'ers; i l y JOHN lil. ALE'JEN.

n the presence o- FRAN ons E. BLoDom'r,

CORNELIUS ZABRlsKin. 

